SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED

Registered charity 1095562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NAAPS UK, NAAPS UK LIMITED, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT PLACEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT PLACEMENT SERVICES LIMITED UK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT PLACEMENT SERVICES UK LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC042743 (OSCR)

Supports people and local organisations UK-wide to deliver and develop Shared Lives and Homeshare as community and family-based support for older and disabled people

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a small surplus of £20,135 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £377,320, which includes £215,546 in designated funds set aside for future risks, while free unrestricted reserves were £245,546. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to cover winding-up costs and ensure continuity of activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £218k (held: £246k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been identified as designated funds (covering outstanding leases and essential salaries for three months) should be at least £218k.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£377k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.4m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.7m

Common questions

Is SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a small surplus of £20,135 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £377,320, which includes £215,546 in designated funds set aside for future risks, while free unrestricted reserves were £245,546. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to cover winding-up costs and ensure continuity of activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE SEGELMAN TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2023£276kHealth and wellbeing
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2025£150kLive More - growing shared lives support for people with dementia
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2023£90kTowards a pilot Shared Lives model for young people leaving care with mental health issues or learning disabilities.
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2024£80kdevelopment of the Shared Lives Care Leavers programme
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2025£70kTowards employing an officer to develop Shared Lives schemes for autistic care leavers.
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2024£58kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kTaroe Trust
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£47kOlder People & Housing Programme
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£45kOlder People & Housing Programme
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2026£40kCore Costs
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2023£29kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£24kCauses in Wales
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kMainstream grants programme
FUSION21 FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2022£10kShared Lives Plus Domestic Abuse Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£10kShared Lives Plus Ambassador Programme
UK government21/01/2021£321kThe Tribe Project
The Mercers' Company04/12/2019£139kGrant to Shared Lives Plus
UK government01/04/2019£120kShared Lives Plus
UK government01/04/2019£105kCSC Innovation Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2018£1.9mSharing homes and lives across the UK
UK government01/04/2018£94kShared Lives Plus
UK government01/06/2016£77kShared Lives Plus Ltd
UK government—£25kShared Lives Plus

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHARING LIFE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHARED LIVES PLUS LIMITED£1.5m——above—no doubt
SHARING LIFE TRUST FY2024£108k—0unclear—noted
SHARED LIVES SOUTH WEST FY2025£8.6m£60,000 or greater1below—no doubt
THE PENDERELS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.5m—1above—no doubt
IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED FY2025£12.1m——above—no doubt
INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) FY2024£3.4m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.